Investment Opportunities in Iraq's Oil Refineries
2023-01-12 00:00:00 - From: Iraq News
By John Lee.
Iraq's Minister of Oil has announced upcoming investment opportunities in the refining industry.
Minister Hayan Abdul-Ghani said the plans include increasing refining capacities as follows:
- Al-Amarah refinery (150,000 barrels per day);
- Al-Muthanna refinery (100,000 barrels per day);
- Kirkuk refinery (100,000 barrels per day);
- Qayyarah refinery (70,000 barrels per day), and,
- a new unit with a capacity of (70,000 barrels per day) at the Dhi Qar refinery.
The Ministry also plans to establish a new refinery in Dhi Qar governorate with a capacity of 150,000 barrels per day, and continues to add production units to refineries in the south, center, and north.
It has previously announced the addition of a new production unit at the Diwaniyah refinery (70,000 barrels per day) and the imminent start of production at the Karbala oil refinery (140,000 barrels per day).
(Source: Ministry of Oil)
